Question

The ages of Edna, Ellie, and Elsa are consecutive integers. The sum of their ages is 123. What are their ages? Show work.

Answer 1

Answer:

Ellie's age is 41, Edna's age is 40, Elsa's age is 42

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Ellie's age be x. Because they're consecutive integers, Edna's age is x-1 and Elsa's age is x+1. Therefore, 3x=123, x=41, so Ellie's age is 41, Edna's age is 40, Elsa's age is 42

Answer 2

Answer:

Edna is 40, Ellie is 41 and Elsa is 42.

Step-by-step explanation:

let Edna be m years old

m - Edna

m+1 - Ellie

m+2 - Elsa

m+m+1+m+2=123

Collect like terms

3m+3=123

3m=123-3

3m=120

Divide through by 3

m=40

Therefore, Edna is m=40 years old

Ellie=m+1=41 years old

Elsa=m+2=42 years old.